Yoga Student + Teacher of the Month
To welcome the month of love with open arms, I present our yoga student + teacher of February:
Lindsay Jean Thomson, who teaches an all levels vinyasa class on Tuesday and Thursday at 5:00PM and Saturdays at 10:00AM at our San Francisco yoga studio and Alison Reid, a dedicated IO yogi who off the mat works in Public Relations and Advertising.
TEACHER OF THE MONTH Lindsay Jean Thomson
IDEA OF HAPPINESS Waking up every day happy to be doing what I’m doing. I feel lucky to be living the good life – great friends, a job I love, a beautiful city.
FAVORITE VACATION Past? Paris and Thailand. Future? I hope to make it to Kenya, India, Vietnam and Peru in the next few years.
FAVORITE MUSIC TO PLAY IN CLASS Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, Bob Dylan, Florence + The Machine, Phoenix, Miike Snow, These United States, The Rolling Stones, A.A. Bondy, José González, The National and so many more! If you like what you hear, I put my playlists up on my blog: shantiloveyoga.com.
BEST AFTER YOGA SNACK Dark chocolate…and a glass of red wine!
FAVORITE POSE Sun salutations and pigeon
HEROS People who are unfailingly kind
OFF-THE-MAT PASSIONS Live music, good food, the great outdoors, adventure!
MANTRA “Practice love until you remember that you are love.” – Swami Sai Premananda
STUDENT OF THE NONTH Alison Reid
SUPER HERO TALENT I would love to time travel
HEROES My dad and mom
FAVORITE VACATION Anywhere in Spain.
FAVORITE ARTISTS Music I’m listening to now: Broken Bells, Sea Wolf, Miike Snow, The XX, National, Ryan Adams, Coldplay, Boxer Rebellion
IDEAL SUNDAY Sleeping in followed by brunch with friends, yoga and then a massage
5 THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY Laughing so hard it hurts, spending time with friends and family, a good night’s sleep, a spicy bloody mary, lazy days
OFF THE MAT PASSIONS photography, interior and fashion design
For more tidbits on Lindsay and Alison, read their complete profiles on the yoga board located outside of the studio.
For our complete IO yoga schedule, please visit our yoga schedule.
If you’d like to nominate a student, email Lindsay at lindsay@internationalorange.com
Namaste,
Sofia
